THR's Power Business Managers 2013

With his sister dying this year, life confirmed what Goldman already knew in business management: the importance of estate planning. RayManzarek, keyboardist for The Doors, died in May at age 74 from cancer, but Goldman made sure to set him up financially: Not doing so is "a nightmare for the family," he says.

BelindaCarlisle, PiersMorgan and the estate of KurtCobain are among his other accounts. Goldman's clients also include executives, for whom he pursues a different strategy from talent for cash flow. "With talent, I have to assume there will be periods of no work," he says. "There is no cookie-cutter approach."